Bump-in week is physically and mentally torturous. Bump-out day is physically torturous. Post Production is mentally torturous. Basically, the before and after of a production is the most torturous period of the whole production period. The most relaxing time is during the production shows itself. Even before bump-in week, the rehearsals and amount of planning is really quite taxing on everybody. That is what I learnt from being an Assistant Stage Manager for "Pursuant: A Musical".
It was definitely a challenge for me that I really was on the verge of just quitting it but then, I realized that this is what I wanted, this is what I'm passionate about and this is what I can foresee myself doing for the rest of my life. Well, other than the fact that I foresee myself getting married to an old and rich man and living my life in his riches. I am truly thankful that I managed to survive throughout the production. I came out of it learning a lot of different things and it was really refreshing to experience it. Syukur Alhamdulillah.
The amount of paperwork that I have to do for the show is quite a stack. I always have this notion that it was quite straightforward since I have done a Prompt Book before for one of my modules. This time around, it was quite overwhelming. I had to do all the blockings for all 12 scenes and 14 songs. To top it off, I had to do the Preset Props' List, Props Movements List, Paging List for Stage Right & Stage Left and lastly, Props & Sets List with all the pictures of the props and sets. As much as it was a tad bit overwhelming, I actually happy that I get to do the paperwork after two weeks' straight of doing physical labour.
Once I was done with all the paperwork, it was pretty much a relaxing week in the office. Just had to do a whole load of filing and data-entry for Singapore Lyric Opera's past donations. I am supposed to create a database for the company for easy referencing. Other than that, I pretty much dislike the General Manager because she has a tendency to talk down to me which seriously irks me big time. I'm just letting it slipped past me since I'm left with 3 more weeks to the end of my internship. Then I will have 1 week break and followed by 1 week of NAFA Orientation for the incoming Year 1s and then I will finally be starting my Year 3 and graduate with a Diploma in Arts Management, Majoring in Performing Arts. Insya-Allah.
Saturday was so much fun. First time, in my life that I was really drunk that I couldn't remember half of the things that happened to me. Nazron said that I was screaming half the time while Netty and Khairul said that I was constantly about to fall down randomly most of the time. It was really crazy fun to go clubbing with familiar faces. There was Abang Is, Abang Jon, Hafiz, Muhsin, Elfie, Yasmeen, Elias, Aien, Haziq, Afiq, Diana and a few other people who are just their friends. We got like a bottle of Chivas, Jagermeister, Belvedere, Roberto Cavalli vodka and one 1.5litres of Roberto Cavalli vodka. I seriously have no idea where the hell did all the drinks appeared from.
The music was nice. The drinks were great. The company was excellent. The only problem was that I had a few blackout moments in between. There was one time when I don't even know how the hell did I end up at the toilet and I was sleeping. The fuck up part was that I never did learnt my lesson. I always told myself that I should never drink to fast because I will be the first one to get high and it would seriously suck big time. This time round, it was no difference. All I know is that I need to do it again before fasting month. I'm so fucked up.
I'm missing people. I'm missing Fairul, Syima, Azieera and Emma. And I have no idea when am I free or when are they free to meet up. I got to start planning for iftar and our Raya outing.
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